For this weeks blog I have chosen to write an ekphrastic poem about a piece of art. This weeks piece of art that I will be using is a piece done by my sister, Ashley, in her graphic design class. This is one of several different pieces that she has created throughout her high school career.

 

 

 

"Through My Eyes"

 

 

I look upon a world full of different stories.

I see those who are happy,

energetic, and on the right path.

Well fed people with expensive clothes.

Those same people have families falling apart.

 

I look in the other direction

and I see poverty.

Children living on the streets.

Mothers and fathers working multiple jobs

just to put food on the table.

Those same people have a very close family.

 

I look around the area I live

and see children running and playing.

While at the same time,

just down the street another shooting occurs

taking another life of someone too young.

 

I look around and see the young girl

with the big smile on her face

who looks like she has it all together.

She then goes home and cries because

she doesn't feel good about herself.

 

I see the young boy who isn't as strong or tall

as the rest of the boys around him.

Little do the people bullying him realize

he is going home to an abusive father.

 

I see different people, with different stories.

I see happiness and sadness.

I see healthy children and starving children.

And today I realize how imperfect

the world around me really is.

 

Never judge a book by its cover,

for you have no idea the story that lies behind it.

 

By Kelsey Smucker